Looks like the layout format has changed significantly since mDuo's days, as loading one makes ORPG hurl exceptions like crazy

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "H:\OpenRPG1.8\orpg\tools\decorators.py", line 106, in new_func
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "H:\OpenRPG1.8\orpg\main.py", line 1307, in AfterSplash
self.frame = orpgFrame(None, wx.ID_ANY, CLIENT_STRING)
File "H:\OpenRPG1.8\orpg\tools\decorators.py", line 106, in new_func
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "H:\OpenRPG1.8\orpg\main.py", line 121, in __init__
self.build_gui()
File "H:\OpenRPG1.8\orpg\tools\decorators.py", line 106, in new_func
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "H:\OpenRPG1.8\orpg\main.py", line 713, in build_gui
maximized = int(base.get('maximized'))
TypeError: int() argument must be a string or a number, not 'NoneType'

I saw that too. I am sorry that the layout does not work the way you want it too. I have never been able to put docks into tabs like you are doing.

Huh. Oh well, unexpected feature of the docking library probably, rather than a deliberate one.

Well I guess someone changed it. There is code in there to support tabs but I can't seem to get it to work for me. I also cannot either (1) drag around the map pane as you seem to be doing in your example image, or (2) drop any pane into another to form a tabber through the GUI as you seem to have combined chat and map panes in your example.

How do you do those things? ignoring the toolbar docklayout thing I have this in layout.xml:



As far as I can see the tabber works, or is supposed to work, something like this:


Well it doesn't and what you do get ends up really screwy as far as messaging between the panes goes so nothing works right, but perhaps if I could see how it saves a tabber formed through the GUI..... I assume that you are supposed to release the mouse when hovering over the central square of a pane while dragging the pane you want to add to it as a tabber, but nothing happens when I do that.

The last time I played with this stuff mduo's stuff worked so sorry about that. back then the weird stuff only happened when you decided it would be cool to add eg two tree panes or two chat or map panes.....

Ok, this is very interesting.

1.8, fresh out of the Windows zip file - I can drag the Map window around, the Browse Server window is dockable, and when I drag any window around onto another window, the little "cloverleaf" of arrows that pops up to let you pick where to dock it has a "tabbed folder" icon in the middle. I drop the window on to that icon, it becomes part of a stack of tabs.

Let 1.8 update from the server - Browse Server window is no longer dockable, map window can no longer be dragged, the "tabbed folder" icon vanishes and the "Cloverleaf" of arrows can no longer be used to dock things in a stack of tabs.

So it looks like it was a "feature" that wasn't intended to be turned on, and was since disabled.

Either that or someone accidentally messed it up (maybe me) without realising it.

I guess I find this interesting but I probably ought to pursue the shared data and shared bonus/effects stuff first. (New features).

Well I don't know why, but if you delete the big "<DockLayout> tag in the 1.8.0.4 version, or simply use the 1.8.0 layout.xml then you get the 1.8.0 behaviour in 1.8.0.4 -- that really is the only difference, that extra tag.

Now if you drag the chat window on to the map window you don't get that grey gap at the top the way you do if you drag the map to the chat. It might be because the map's orientation is "center" which might mean "I am the panel that fills up the rest of the space" as opposed to "bottom", "left" or whatever which seem lees greedy.

Hm. I'm still getting the big gap. Can you post the layout.xml file that produced that result for you? If it works when I cut and paste it into mine, I'll be VERY pleased. Lots of real-estate freed up on my poor little netbook

EDIT: Hang on never mind. I think I was reflexively dragging the map on to chat again. Wow. Force of habit is strong in this one.

THANKS A BUNCH!

Whenever you find time to come back to this, no worries. I appreciate your finding the work around

And it remember from session to session after rewriting layout.xml (just tested a few times) hurray!

change your layout.xml file to